CHAPTER 110: CHAPTER 101 WHAT IS HEAVEN PUNISHMENT!

The 18th Divine Elder Zhang Bailong respectfully performed a grand kowtow to the ancient hall with meticulous care, not daring to show any negligence.

Just from his manners, Ye Chen felt a change in his expression, as the person who could make a Heavenly Divine Realm being show such respect must be beyond Heavenly Divine.

Could it be that the Beast God had surpassed it and achieved the Divine Spirit Realm?

However, the words spoken by Zhang Bailong caused both Ye Chen and Elder Yan’s expressions to change.

"The 18th Divine Elder Zhang Bailong of Martial God Temple seeks an audience with Hongtian Great Saint. The Hall Master bids me to send his regards and wishes to discuss the matter of Heaven Punishment with you!"

Heaven Punishment!?

What is Heaven? High above all and supreme; that is Heaven.

Regarding the understanding of "Heaven," few in the world knew it better than he did, for in his past life, he had battled "Heaven"!

Although he did not believe that anyone in Tiandu Continent could enact Heaven Punishment, this place’s "Heaven" might imply something else. Yet, the audacity to use such a term proved the utmost importance of the matter.

The ancient hall was eerily quiet; for a long while, no sound emerged, only the deep hall doors that seemed like bottomless abysses, fiercely devouring both the Blood River and the spiritual power light spots, never to return, filled with terror.

Inside the ancient hall, the Qi Mechanism that was unintentionally released was even more terrifying, making the 18th Divine Elder feel suffocated.

"Hongtian Great Saint!"

Zhang Bailong transmitted his voice again, but there was still no response from the ancient hall, making him clench his teeth as he felt the urge to barge in.

At this moment, a majestic Demon Power suddenly appeared above the mountain, trembling the void, and dispelling many clouds above the mountain.

Were this place not extraordinary, perhaps all mountains and valleys would tremble and the ground would crack open, for this was definitely a fearsome presence.

Suddenly, a flash of silver light appeared, and in front of the ancient hall, a silver-furred monkey king appeared, standing ten zhang tall, its body shimmering with silver fur exuding a coercing aura, indeed a Heavenly Divine Realm Ape King.

Even to Ye Chen, it felt stronger than the Mansion Master of Xiafeng Academy.

Ye Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, a guess forming in his mind, which was soon confirmed by the 18th Divine Elder’s words as Zhang Bailong saluted the Ape King, saying, "All is well, I hope, Beast God, Silver Ape King!"

As expected, Ye Chen realized that this Silver Ape King was indeed the legendary Beast God.

The Silver Ape King stood up, speaking coldly, "You people from Martial God Temple still have the face to come here? Stealing the Divine Bone Fragments from Demon Beast Mountain Range and framing Xiafeng Country is despicable."

The 18th Divine Elder shook his head, denying it, "Silver Ape King, you misunderstand. Although another faction within our Martial God Temple covets the Divine Bone Fragments from Demon Beast Mountain Range, they do not reside in our temple’s hands. I can swear to the heavens on this."

"If not you, then is it Xiafeng Country? Even if they had ten times the courage, they wouldn’t dare steal the Divine Bone Fragments from my mountain range," the Silver Ape King snapped.

Zhang Bailong sighed, "Silver Ape King, I know you must not believe me. Although the Divine Bone Fragments are crucial, our Martial God Temple wouldn’t dare offend your Demon Beast Mountain Range or Hongtian Great Saint just for a bone fragment, right?"

The Silver Ape King’s expression slightly relaxed as he nodded slightly to the 18th Divine Elder, saying, "The master is not yet awake; still in deep slumber, unable to respond."

Hearing this, a gleam flashed in Ye Chen’s eyes; even the Silver Ape King was but a Spiritual Pet of Hongtian Great Saint, who likely was a Divine Spirit strong being.

Staying hidden, he continued to watch.

The 18th Divine Elder spoke solemnly, "Silver Ape King, do not worry. This time, the Hall Master instructed me to come fully prepared, bringing a Divine Decree, capable of communicating with the sleeping Hongtian Great Saint to discuss the matter of Heaven Punishment!"

The Silver Ape King nodded without obstruction; this matter was of great consequence, planned for many years, and could not afford any mistakes. He believed that even Hongtian Great Saint in his slumber would not refuse.

Zhang Bailong took out a Dharma Decree, made of brocade silk, engraved with mysterious Dao Traces. Now opening the decree, it unfolded in the void, rustling as it spread out.

The decree fluttered noisily, emitting boundless Divine Radiance, with countless mysterious and infinite Dao Divine Traces appearing, twinkling brilliantly in the void.

Boom—

The decree suddenly burst forth with an unrivaled Dao Power, overwhelming the vast mountains, causing them to tremble before its presence.

Vaguely, a blurry human-shaped light group appeared, standing in the void, resembling a Supreme Divine Spirit from above the Nine Heavens, its pressure dominating the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, commanding all Heavenly Spirits to bow before it.

Divine!

At this moment, the 18th Divine Elder, Zhang Bailong, instantly knelt down, even the Silver Ape King was subdued by this divine pressure, not daring to look up, feeling awe—a pressure from a higher life form toward a lower one.

The might of Divine, unfathomable!

It also filled others with fear, just a Dharma Decree written by a Divine was already terrifying, what if the original form descended, wouldn’t it be even more powerful?

The Human-shaped Light Group, although human in form, had its Divine Radiance blurred, its facial features unclear, enveloped by surging Divine Light, appearing extraordinarily beyond the saintly. At this moment, facing the Ancient Hall, demonstrating overwhelming Divine Power, the sound of Dao echoed, "Fellow Daoist Hongtian, why are you still unwilling to awaken? The battle of Heaven Punishment is soon approaching, millennia of preparation await this moment. We need your support, lend us your strength!"

The battle of Heaven Punishment, do they really intend to battle Heaven?

Does "Heaven" here refer to another different understanding of "Heaven"?

All this made Ye Chen and Elder Yan both curious, eager to uncover all these secrets.

The Ancient Hall was magnificent and eerily silent, but now the actions of absorbing countless spiritual power points and Essence Blood of numerous creatures slowed down. After a long time, an old voice finally emerged, "Martial God Palace Master, forgive me for being unable to participate in the battle of Heaven Punishment this time!"

"Why?"

The Martial God Palace Master’s Human-shaped Light Group burst forth with endless divine pressure. Zhang Bailong and the Silver Ape King couldn’t bear it, their bodies almost splitting. Dark mountains, even mountains trembled, all manifesting the might of Divine, coercively asking, "Fellow Daoist Hongtian, as one of Tiandu’s Divines, you should understand the enormous implications of this battle of Heaven Punishment. Millennia were laid out, and now we are finally at the decisive stage, which has been crafted by the dedication of our predecessors, creating an era with a chance of success."

"The power of each Divine is crucial and indispensable, your presence has an extremely important role in this war. Do you still want to see the creatures of Tiandu Continent forever imprisoned?"

Prison? Ye Chen significantly noted this key term, his eyes flickering, his face slightly changed after a moment, guessing part of it.

But all this needed confirmation.

"Martial God Palace Master, you misunderstand, it is not that I do not want to fight, but that my spirit is willing yet my strength is insufficient." Facing the question of the Martial God Palace Master, the Divine in the Ancient Hall showed a hint of weariness and helplessness.

"Why?"

"Because the Dao injury on my body is almost uncontrollable and is about to erupt." The Ancient Hall Divine slightly chuckled, "You should also understand that, in that battle years ago, when I fought against those Outer Heaven Great Demons, I was left with terrible Dao injuries. I had hoped to delay the onset of the Dao injuries by slumbering over the years, but the Outer Heaven Great Demons struggled and resisted continuously, almost causing my Dao injuries to erupt multiple times. I have been suppressing them. Over the years, the little ape had no choice but to unleash chaos and absorb countless creatures’ Essence Blood and spiritual power to delay, otherwise, if my Dao injuries were to break out, I might cease to exist."

The Martial God Palace Master’s expression changed slightly, "Is that so?"

He seemed to also be aware of Hongtian Great Saint’s Dao injuries and said, "What about that Outer Heaven Great Demon now?"

"It is suppressed under Hongtian Mountain. Initially, I planned to use the power of the ages to erode it, but now this Outer Heaven Great Demon, somehow, seems to have recovered its strength and is struggling more vigorously. It will eventually cause my Dao injuries to fully erupt, and in the end, I might disappear due to the Dao injuries."

This was bad news, even the Martial God Palace Master was deeply shocked at that moment, not expecting Hongtian Great Saint’s situation to be so grave.

This was a Divine viewed by mortals as standing above the Nine Heavens, unparalleled, who should have been able to control the rise and fall of the entire Tiandu Continent, yet now also had fallen into such a plight.

Martial God Palace Master was silent for a long time and finally said, "Fellow Daoist Hongtian, you know the battle of Heaven Punishment is of great importance, is the effort of our predecessors across millennia, a battle of layout that must not fail. And your presence is indispensable. Regarding your Dao injury, do not worry, I and other Fellow Daoists will try our best to find a way to restore your Dao injuries."

It took Hongtian Great Saint a long while in the Ancient Hall to respond, "Alright, since Martial God Palace Master has spoken, I shall not shirk my duty."

"Good, now to delay your Dao injury," said the Martial God Palace Master, and then his entire Human-shaped Light Group burst apart, with infinite Divine Light entering the Ancient Hall. After a long time, the voice of Hongtian Great Saint came out, "Zhang Bailong, please thank Martial God Palace Master on my behalf, my Dao injury is delayed. If I survive, I will definitely fight."

"Great Saint’s words, I will surely convey them to the Hall Master. Excuse me for leaving now!" After bowing profoundly, Zhang Bailong turned and departed, the Silver Ape King saw Zhang Bailong off.

Under Hongtian Mountain, no longer silent, only the majestic mountains standing tall there, ancient and eternal!

"Little Chenzi, are you really going to do this?" Elder Yan asked.

Ye Chen slowly exhaled, his gaze resolute, and said, "Elder Yan, you need to know that some things must be done. Besides, I am also very curious about this world, and need to ask clearly. Don’t you want to find out?"

Elder Yan fell silent, evidently also wanting to know the answer.

On his way back, the Silver Ape King suddenly sensed an unusual aura, startling it. When did a mysterious creature arrive, and it didn’t even know, quickly shouting, "Who is it, come out immediately!"

Boom—

A terrifying pressure suddenly erupted, the deepest part trembling, the Silver Ape King’s figure flying backward, landing in front of the Ancient Hall, a tall figure in a black robe appeared, pressure overwhelming the heavens, the voice thundering across mountains and valleys: "Hongtian Great Saint, what is Heaven Punishment!?"